For the Love of Sport

Coming at you live, well, a recording of a live interview, with Neil Saunders, the Director of Football at the Premier League. We had the honor of sitting down with Neil at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philly this past week and he shared some insights with us about player development, what it means to provide life-changing experiences for kids through sport, and we even chat about how t...

There's no question that businesses can make a big impact in their communities with investments in youth sports.   Justin Prettyman , Executive Director of the San Francisco 49ers Foundation shares his experience of how the organization is doing just that in the Bay Area.  Our conversation extends into how any organization can create powerful partnerships, the mission of the 49ers Foundation, the...

Welcome to our eighth and final episode of our 1st season dear listener! In this episode we were extremely fortunate to connect with Co-Founder and CEO of Alchemy365 Tyler Quinn.  Creating a professional, welcoming, and most importantly fun atmosphere is the ideal for most organizations and Tyler has been able to replicate this environment in each location of Alchemy 365. While Alchemy is an adult...

With every new youth sports season comes player evaluations and tryouts; two subjects that might cause you a little stress, panic, or even frustration. Our conversation with Andie Ostrowski of TeamGenius will alleviate some of those negative feelings surrounding tryouts and player evaluation by highlighting the best practices , technology, and support that is out there to help you. Tune in to lear...

Whoa, where are you going?  You won't want to miss out on part two of our conversation with Olympians Chris Mazdzer and Kara Winger & TrueSport expert, Dr. Amanda Stanec. We dive further into the importance of human connection, the role social media plays in youth sports, and how defining what it means to have fun could change the way you and your athletes/teams experience sport. Plus, we hear fir...

When we say we have some amazing guests on this episode, we mean we have some AMAZING guests on the episode this week. Tune in to hear directly from the TrueSport Trio, Kara Winger , Chris Mazdzer , and Dr. Amanda Stanec for the first part of our conversation. We know you will enjoy hearing about their youth sports journeys, an inside look at what it takes to become an Olympian, and what it was li...

Thank you for coming back, we missed you! If you haven't listened to the first part of our conversation with the Wizard of Wisdom, Wayne Moss. We encourage you to listen to Episode 3 first and then come on back for this part two of our conversation. In this episode, we pick up right where we left off with Wayne to get an in-depth look at  National Youth Sports week coming up next week, which inclu...

Welcome back, dear listener, to episode three - on the ole podcast today we have the Wizard of Wisdom, Wayne Moss. Wayne is the Executive Director of the National Council of Youth Sports . He's known affectionately for his kindness and wisdom that he shares with everyone he speaks with, so we are so excited for you to get a taste of it. In this episode, we dive deep into the future of tackle footb...

Welcome back dear listener to our second episode - joining us on the pod today is Alex Goodwin, who we have dubbed the Queen of Fundraising. Alex is currently the Fundraising Coordinator and a Board Member at St. Francis Youth Hockey. When she's not raising money and coordinating fundraising events for her hockey association she is helping to raise money and provide grants to charitable organizati...

Welcome to our first episode of Season one - on the podcast today we have Adam Pribyl who is the Executive Director of Southeast Soccer Club and Sporting Director of Minneapolis City SC. Adam is affectionately known for his positive attitude, witty remarks, savvy soccer mind, and ability to juggle a number of very important jobs while still managing to care for his lawn at home, no easy feat.  If...

  Youth sports help bring together kids, families, volunteers, communities, and our world. At the core of youth sports is SPORT, the idea of joy, play, and community.  At SportsEngine we are lucky enough to serve the organizations that work behind the scenes to make youth sports possible.  So we thought, what better way to celebrate youth sports than to talk to the leaders in our space about their...